An intelligent robot arm plays tic-tac-toe with visitors at the Hannover MESse in Hannover, Germany, May 30, 2019. Photo by Ren Pengfei/Xinhua News Agency

Xinhua News Agency, HANNOver, Germany, May 30 (Reporter Zhu Sheng) Hannover MESSE 2022 was launched on May 30, and the launch ceremony of the “Invest in China” exhibition area and the Sino-German Intelligent Manufacturing Forum was held at the Hannover Exhibition Center on the same day, and Chinese and German political and business representatives discussed cooperation in the form of video link.

Michael Schumann, president of the German Federal Association for Economic Development and Foreign Trade, believes that despite the impact of the novel coronavirus epidemic, the Chinese market is still the interest of German companies, and will create more opportunities for German companies, and Germany should continue to maintain close ties with China.

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Wang Weidong, Minister of the Chinese Embassy in Germany, said in a video message that the economic and trade relations between China and Germany are basically stable, and economic and trade cooperation remains the stabilizer of bilateral relations. It is believed that German companies have the wisdom and ability to make rational judgments about China’s economic environment, seize the opportunities brought by the development of the world’s second largest economy, continue to promote investment in China, showcase their strengths and characteristics in the Chinese market, and enjoy the dividends of China’s development.

Liu Dianxun, Director General of the Investment Promotion Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce of China, pointed out in his speech that China has always adhered to expanding opening-up, safeguarding free trade, advocating the development of an open world economy, and is accelerating the construction of a new development pattern of domestic and international double circulation. The fundamentals of the Chinese economy remain stable and sound, and China’s comprehensive advantages in attracting foreign investment remain prominent, which will provide broader market opportunities for companies from Germany and other countries.

Since 2016, the Investment Promotion Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce · China International Investment Promotion Center (Germany) has continuously held a series of “Invest in China” activities at Hannover MESSE.

After a two-year suspension of offline activities due to the impact of the novel coronavirus epidemic, this year’s Hannover MESse resumed offline. From May 30 to June 2, more than 2,500 exhibitors from about 60 countries and regions will showcase the latest trends in industrial development.